sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoOregon data centers now have to pay full costs of expanding the power grid to meet their needswww.kgw.comexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1428arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1427arrow-down1external-linkOregon data centers now have to pay full costs of expanding the power grid to meet their needswww.kgw.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square29linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.zip
minus-squarespaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up96arrow-down15·edit-27 days agoThat will absolutely decimate Oregon’s job market when companies take all 20 data center jobs to another state.
minus-squareDerpenheim@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·7 days agoThe 2 years its under construction, sure. Then it staffs them with like…20 people. Oh no.
minus-squareAreaKode@riskeratspizza.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up85·7 days agoDATACENTERS EMPLOY HUNDREDS OF WORKERS!!! For a year or two, during construction. All contractors. After construction, what? Maybe a hundred people on-site? Why will no one think of the poor, starving, trillion dollar companies? It’s NOT FAIR that they have to pay the same amount as the POORS! /s
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·7 days agoNot a hundred. We’re talking a dozen on a busy day. Last time I was on-site I didn’t see another soul for hours.
minus-squarerainwall@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 days agoThe “imaginary-never gonna happen-will use twice as much power as the state of Utah uses combined” Utah mega datacenter might, might have 100 people employed in it eventually. Maybe.
minus-squareBurninator05@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoDont forget that every last one of the construction workers will come from out of the area and are supporting families someplace else.
minus-squareoffconstantly@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·7 days agoHow dare you! The data centers in Prineville supports dozens of families! /s just don’t ask where the reservoir went…
minus-squareEarlOfSam@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoChrist, Prineville Please tell me you’re joking. I’m sure you’re not, but it’s like slapping a Amazon Super Center in Drain.
That will absolutely decimate Oregon’s job market when companies take all 20 data center jobs to another state.
The 2 years its under construction, sure.
Then it staffs them with like…20 people. Oh no.
At most.
DATACENTERS EMPLOY HUNDREDS OF WORKERS!!!
For a year or two, during construction. All contractors. After construction, what? Maybe a hundred people on-site?
Why will no one think of the poor, starving, trillion dollar companies? It’s NOT FAIR that they have to pay the same amount as the POORS! /s
Not a hundred. We’re talking a dozen on a busy day. Last time I was on-site I didn’t see another soul for hours.
The “imaginary-never gonna happen-will use twice as much power as the state of Utah uses combined” Utah mega datacenter might, might have 100 people employed in it eventually.
Maybe.
Dont forget that every last one of the construction workers will come from out of the area and are supporting families someplace else.
Not even a hundred workers.
How dare you! The data centers in Prineville supports dozens of families! /s just don’t ask where the reservoir went…
Christ, Prineville
Please tell me you’re joking. I’m sure you’re not, but it’s like slapping a Amazon Super Center in Drain.